Intestinal bacterium tm-30: An s-equol-producing bacterium isolated from human feces is involved in estrogen metabolism in vitro

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 309-316

  Tamura, Motoi ^a   Hori, Sachiko ^a   Nakagawa, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daidzein; Estrogen; Estrone; Intestinal bacterium; S equol; estradiol

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOIDS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA;

DAIDZEIN; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; INTESTINAL BACTERIA; S-EQUOL;

BACTERIA;

EID: 84903626272     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.20.309     Document Type: Article

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